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Mountain View College is an open-access public community college that opened in
1970 as the second of seven separately accredited colleges of the Dallas County
Community College District serving residents of southwest Dallas County, Texas.
Its service-area is comprised of urban, suburban, and industrial communities
that include the southwest quadrant of the city of Dallas, and the cities of
Cedar Hill, Duncanville, and Grand Prairie.

Mountain View College is an open-access public community college that opened in
1970 as the second of seven separately accredited colleges of the Dallas County
Community College District serving residents of southwest Dallas County, Texas.
Its service-area is comprised of urban, suburban, and industrial communities
that include the southwest quadrant of the city of Dallas, and the cities of
Cedar Hill, Duncanville, and Grand Prairie.

To enroll in Dual Credit courses, a student must present an acceptable score on the SAT, ACT, STAAR or TSI Assessmentin at least one area or areas (reading, writing or math) as applicable to the course(s). The TSI Assessment available at the college. For more information on test scores and course prerequisite requirements, call the dual credit coordinator or go to:www.dcccd.edu/dualcredit.

Minimum test scores for acceptance into the Dual Credit program:

Subject

TSIA Passing Score

Math

350-390

Reading

351-390

Writing

Essay 5 or

Essay 4 +

363 on multiple choice

ACT, SAT, TAKS, STAAR EXEMPTION

ACT

English 19+Math 19+ Composite 23+

SAT

Verbal 500+ Math 500+ Composite 1070+

*TAKS

Engl. 2200+ Writing 3+ Math 2200 +

STAAR

Reading & Writing: Level 2 on English III

Math: Level 2 on Algebra II

*TAKS scores need to be from 11th or 12th grade TAKS test and not over 5 years old. TAKS scores may be found on the high school transcript or TAKS score report. Some high school transcripts will have a + beside the ELA score to indicate the Writing score of 3 or 4.

TSI Not Met, but Dual Credit Eligible

PSAT/NMSQT (College Board Tests)

​Combined score of 107 with a minimum of 50 on critical Reading/Math test relevant to the courses to be attempted

PLAN (ACT Test)

Composite sco​re of 23 with a 19 or higher in Math and English

STAAR for Workforce Ed. Courses (relevant courses)

Minimum final phase-in score on Algebra 1 (EOC exam)

Minimum final phase-in score of English II Reading or English II Writing (EOC exam)